Catalog of Trump's disaffected fanatics

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/opinion/campaign-stops/a-final-plea-to-trumps-america.html


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Because they are afraid of his "almost fanatical base."

ALMOST???

http://www.vox.com/mischiefs-of-faction/2017/2/6/14524000/why-congress-isnt-stopping-trump


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The need for alternative narratives in the face of fanaticism

They offered no vision to counterbalance ...

Extremism from both sides: What does the research tell us about Islamist extremism and far-right extremism? - Salon.com

Extremism from both sides: What does the research tell us about Islamist extremism and far-right extremism? - Salon.com

Reverse Tea Party? Republican officials facing more protests across country | Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/11/reverse-tea-party-republican-officials-facing-more-protests-across-country.html
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NYTimes.com: Who Are We?

Hoffer indicates that fanatics are not persuaded by logic. It is the narrative - specifically an identity narrative - and the holy cause and brotherhood it promotes that is influential. Douhat, among others, has highlighted the failure of liberals to craft a compelling competing alternative narrative that will be inclusive and powerful enough for Trump fanatics to jump ship. Policy arguments - even moral shaming - are not the rhetorical tools needed.

Obama had such a narrative - the people who voted for him in 2012 but Trump in 2016 were the margin of victory for the GOP.

One person who seems to get this is Evan McMullen. I predict he will be the one to beat Trump in 2020 with a compelling alternative narrative.

From The New York Times:

Who Are We?

The counternarrative to Trumpism excludes too much of America.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/who-are-we.html?mwrsm=Email


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LML shared a link: Steve Bannon: Donald Trump's chief strategist has a grand vision for remaking America — Quartz

Steve Bannon: Donald Trump's chief strategist has a grand vision for remaking America — Quartz from Chris Boese's Tweet

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